Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available he will default to his greatsword. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Masseuse and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Oblar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, tan shirt, and brown tie. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears professional attire. He is physically well-built. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Rurik enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Rurik was born with his father's beautiful face. Through the years after Rurik was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Rurik's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Rurik and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp).